Is Cadence Design Systems a good company to work for as a Sr. Principal Design Engineer?

Sr. Principal Design Engineer professionals working at Cadence Design Systems have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 144 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Cadence Design Systems employees being 4.1 out of 5 stars. Search open Sr. Principal Design Engineer Jobs at Cadence Design Systems now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Sr. Principal Design Engineer interview questions at Cadence Design Systems .

Does Cadence Design Systems pay Sr. Principal Design Engineer employees well?

Sr. Principal Design Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Cadence Design Systems with 3.8 out of 5 stars based on 144 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.7% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Sr. Principal Design Engineer salaries at Cadence Design Systems.

How happy are Sr. Principal Design Engineer professionals working at Cadence Design Systems?

80% of Sr. Principal Design Engineer employees at Cadence Design Systems would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 17% in the past 12 months. Sr. Principal Design Engineer professionals have also rated Cadence Design Systems with a 4.2 rating for work-life-balance, 4.2 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.1 rating for culture and values and 4.0 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cadence Design Systems?

Software Engineer (218) , Lead Software Engineer (118) , Principal Software Engineer (96) , Intern (74) , Software Engineer II (72) , Product Validation Engineer (71) , Applications Engineer (69) , Lead Design Engineer (67) , Design Engineer (62) , Product Engineer (36) , Lead Applications Engineer (35) , Senior Principal Software Engineer (35) , Software Engineer(Internship) (30) , Application Engineer (28) , Principal Engineer (28)

What are the pros of working at Cadence Design Systems according to real employee reviews?

"Good work life balance and very talented folks who are passionate to solve difficult problems for the customers" ((in 435 reviews)); "Great people and my boss is awesome" ((in 213 reviews)); "Work culture is good and engaging" ((in 170 reviews)); "Good benefits and a good company overall" ((in 126 reviews)); "Good Work with good pay." ((in 75 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Cadence Design Systems according to real employee reviews?

"3) Salary is low and yearly raises are mediocre" ((in 116 reviews)); "3) Quality of work is poor and management is scared to make changes to make it better and have dubious standards." ((in 88 reviews)); "This focus also dictates the selling style, which emphasizes the personal relationships between upper management and a few customers rather than making use of marketing to reach a much broader audience." ((in 20 reviews)); "Less growth opportunity" ((in 18 reviews)); "Bloated middle management" ((in 12 reviews))

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Cadence Design Systems Sr. Principal Design Engineer reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(144 total reviews)

Anirudh Devgan

99% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

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4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.1

Culture & values

4.0

Senior management

4.0

Career opportunities

3.8

Compensation and benefits

Sr. Principal Design Engineer employees have rated Cadence Design Systems with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 144 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sr. Principal Design Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Cadence Design Systems is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Sr. Principal Design Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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144 reviews

5.0

Mar 29, 2026

Great management and benefits, but limited collaboration

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great managerial team Good Benefits Interesting work

Cons

Teams spread a bit too thin, collaboration can be limited with engineers of similar level

4.0

Mar 14, 2026

Work culture is pretty good. Compensation is average.

Principal design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Office timings are very flexible. Leave policy is liberal. My team is excellent. Management decisions sometimes look confusing. But I am sure they have justifications. My division is doing very well, especially in the AI age. AI adoption is good.

Cons

Some teams don't take ownership. Compensation is only average. Stock price has been almost stagnant for years.

4.0

Jan 26, 2026

WL Balance

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

WL Balance is pretty good

Cons

Old tech stack, not exiciting

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